Which Is File Infecting Virus?

A file-infecting virus is a type of malware that infects executable files with the intent to cause permanent damage or make them unusable. A file-infecting virus overwrites code or inserts infected code into a executable file.

Which type of virus infects executable files?

Jerusalem is a logic bomb DOS virus first detected at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in October 1987. On infection, the Jerusalem virus becomes memory resident (using 2kb of memory), and then infects every executable file run, except for COMMAND.COM.

Is Vienna a file infector virus?

Variant:Vienna.Reboot

Such trojanised files do not contain any virus code, but F-Secure anti-virus products are able to detect them as 'Destroyed by Vienna. Reboot'. Such programs cannot be cleaned, they have to be deleted and reinstalled. It is possible for a user to have his own program to reboot the machine.

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